"She had previously been left in a room alone to die in horrendous conditions. She had lived in a cot and couldn't sit up, walk or talk. She weighed 17 lbs and was now five years old..."
I live in Newcastle and I am married with four children. After bringing up two sons my husband and I decided to adopt children from Romania. We never expected to adopt a disabled child as we thought we were incapable of caring for anyone with disabilities.
When I was asked to tell my story I thought I had nothing to say but I was interested in the work of recording and editing a story so I went along to the sessions. I had no idea what fun it would be. I would encourage anyone to join in.
